TMDL report and implementation plan

The TMDL study determined the amount of phosphorus reductions needed to achieve the standard for each lake:

Anne (90% reduction)

Emily (35%)

Gilchrist (48%)

Leven (35%)

Malmedal (72%)

Pelican (35%)

Reno (36%)

Strandness (54%)

Sources of phosphorus include:

point sources such as feedlots and wastewater treatment facilities

stormwater runoff

loading from upstream waters

atmospheric deposition

subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS)

groundwater

internal loading

in-stream erosion

Where specific sources were identified, the report assigned allocations to those sources. These include the Blair Farms Inc. feedlot, wastewater treatment facilities in Lowry and Starbuck, and stormwater runoff from construction activities in Pope County.

Implementation of the corrective phase of the TMDL project will be accomplished by both state and local action. Water quality restoration efforts will be led by the Pope County Soil and Water Conservation District, Pope County, the Chippewa River Watershed Project, and through lake associations and the Pope County Coalition of Lakes Association (COLA).